How to Make Essiac Tea | Step-by-Step Brewing Instructions

Varying Size Batches - Learn the Ratios

How to Brew a Quart of Essiac (For small children or small animals, or adults who drink the tea twice per day)

1. Boil 34 oz. of pure water in a large pot.

2. Add 1 oz. (28 grams) of the Essiac herbs blend. It's best to weigh the herbs, but a heaping 1/4 dry measurement cup is an estimate.

(Steps 3-5 are the same as appear above).

 

How to Brew a Pint of Essiac (For very small animals such as a cat)

1. Boil 20 oz. of pure water in a large pot.

2. Add 1/2 oz. (14 grams) of the Essiac herbs blend. It's best to weigh the herbs, but a heaping 1/8 dry measurement cup is an estimate. If you need a kitchen scale, you can find one on our supplies page.

(Steps 3-5 are the same as appear above).

More Video Content: How to Make Essiac Tea

You can watch a short video from Dr. Powell showing how Essiac tea is made here. You can also watch a longer form video of Dr. Powell brewing Essiac tea and also explaining how it works in the body. Watch now (7 minutes).

How to Store Brewed Essiac

 

 

• You will store the brewed Essiac in a container of your choice in the refrigerator. Take the pitcher out when it's time to pour your servings.
• Leave the herb particles in the Essiac and consume them as you drink the tea. Because these are powdered herbs, you don't have to strain anything - the herbs are meant to be taken into the body as you drink the tea. The herbs increase the useful compounds of the brew. Rene Caisse herself recommended leaving the herbs in the tea. 
• You can stir the container with a large spoon before pouring each serving in order to distribute the herbs so that you are able to drink some of the herbs each time, and that means there will be no herbs left at the end of the batch. You can try shaking the container, but stirring usually works best.
• Do not use Essiac Tea after it's been stored for three weeks. Your Essiac will stay good for up to three weeks, and after that you should make a fresh batch of tea. 

 

More About Weighing Herbs if You Order Bulk Bags

When purchasing Genuine Essiac in 1 lb. bags, please actually weigh your herbs on a kitchen scale to ensure you have the correct amount (a very rough approximation of 4 oz. dry herbs - which weighs 113 grams - is 1 1/4 cups of herbs when using dry measurement cups instead of a kitchen scale. Feel free to use the measuring cups until you can get a scale. If you don't already have one, please visit our supplies page to order one. It is much more precise to weigh than measure since the herbs settle at varying rates, which making measuring with cups far less accurate. Keep in mind that 4 oz. of liquid is not the same as 4 oz. of weight, which means you'll end up using 1 1/4 cups using dry measuring cups to be equivalent to 4 oz/113 grams of herbs. You'll know it's a liquid measuring cup because it will have lines on the side indicating how many oz. the liquid is, and measuring cups for dry measure come in a set with varying sizes offered.

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Common Questions about Making Essiac Tea

 

Planning to give Essiac tea to your pets? Visit our Complete Guide to Giving Essiac to Pets page.

 

Getting Started?

It's simple 😊

Step 1: Order a starter pack of Genuine Essiac: 1 lb. of Essiac tea herbs | lasts 2-3 months

Step 2: Wait for it to come in the mail and boil your first batch

Step 3: Store in the refrigerator and pour your servings three times per day. You can bring it with you in a thermos to drink throughout the tea - it's taken cold.

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Curious about the texture?

Please know that the powdered herbs are a very important part of this tea. You can see Rene Caisse making powdered herbs in this video at the 20 minute mark.

• There is supposed to be a thick layer of particles at the bottom after you have brewed Essiac (some describe it as "mud" or "sludge").
• It's supposed to be a substantial amount of herbs and it's supposed to be thick and "goopy."
• You didn't do anything wrong! It's important to get some of these particles into your body during each and every serving.
• The most effective way to do this for most people is to use a large wooden spoon to stir the pitcher before pouring each serving.
• It's OK to leave the pitcher open while it's left in the fridge. You can leave the top entirely off.
• Stirring tends to work better than shaking especially when the pitcher is full. 

 

Order Your Own Supply of Genuine Essiac to Make Essiac Tea

 

 

OK, Now it's Brewed: How to Drink Essiac Tea

 

• Take 3 oz. three times per day if your goal is improvement of health, 6 oz. three times per day if you want extra strength, and 3 oz. twice per day if you are looking for general maintenance/casual use.  Click here to read about suggested serving sizes in more detail. 
• Read more about the differences between premade Essiac and the kind you brew yourself here.

Disclaimer:
The following video shares the personal experience of a Genuine Essiac™ customer. Individual results vary and these experiences are not typical. This story reflects one person's opinion and is provided for informational purposes only. The customer may have received free product in exchange for sharing their honest experience.

 

Last updated: 7/28/2026

 

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